COVID-19: 3,294 new cases in UAE from more than 171,000 tests

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The UAE has confirmed 3,294 new cases of COVID-19 from 171,667 tests.

Another 3,431 people have received the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 347,366.

Meanwhile, 18 more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,073.

A total of 361,877 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 13,438 are currently active.

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